T I ZohdiThe author is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California-Berkeley. He has received the Zienkiewicz Prize and Medal from the Institution of Civil Engineers in London, the Emerald Literati Club's est Paper of the Year Award of 2001, and the Junior Achievement Award of the American Academy of Mechanics. His main research interests are in modeling and simulation of micro-macro 'multiscale' systems. Read More Read Less